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Employers promise jobs, seek tax breaks

Red Hat, others look to expand

By Todd Wallack

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 17, 2011

More than a dozen companies, including Red Hat Inc. and IPG Photonics Corp., are seeking state and local tax incentives to expand their facilities. The investments come at a time when Massachusetts companies have slowly increased their hiring, especially in the tech sector, as the economy gradually improves. On Thursday, the state reported that the unemployment rate fell to 7 percent, the lowest rate in three years.

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